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<br />Meeting Report <br />ls` Public Workshop <br />October 29, 2003, 7:00-9:00 PM <br />Peterson Barn, 870 Bertzen Street, Eugene <br />Facilitator: John Weber, Landscape Architect <br />Eugene Parks and Open Space Planning <br />Other City Staff: Emily Proudfoot, Landscape Architect <br />Eugene Engineering Division <br />Background <br />The City of Eugene acquired 12 acres in 1977 to be used as a public park. The site has remained <br />undeveloped until this time due to unavailable funding. From 1977 until 1991 the site was leased to a local <br />farmer for rye grass production. In 1991 the City Council directed the site as an off-leash dog park until <br />such time as it could be developed. <br />Development of Candlelight Park was included with the passage of the Parks and Open Space Bond <br />measure in 1998. The bond measure will partially fund the development of this site, together funding from <br />the Parks System Development Fund. <br />In December of 2000, a wetland survey was conducted on the park site and .67 acres of low quality wetland <br />were identified. <br />In January of 2003 negotiations were finalized with the owner of an adjacent undeveloped 45-acre parcel to <br />reconfigure the shape of the park. This was done to keep the park site whole, rather than allow it to be split <br />in two by a pending development of a new street. <br />1 S` Workshop <br />The purpose of the first workshop was to give the pubic a chance to discuss their vision on how they would <br />like to see the park developed and used. Staff gave a brief presentation on the context of the park site and <br />how it relates to the surrounding neighborhood. A general informal discussion of park uses and <br />development concerns followed, the essence of which is captured it this report. <br />The workshop was advertised to the area residents by: . <br />• A postcard invitation was mailed to 1,432 households surrounding the park site. <br />• Post card invitations were sent to other stakeholders including special interest groups, neighborhood <br />group leaders, and city councilors, local and state agencies. <br />• Several posters advertising the meeting were placed at key locations surrounding the park site. <br />i <br />